Showing Answer Option in tab

Challenge

Showing answer option in Alphabetical tab

Solution

Using Java Script property of question.

There are 2 type of alphabetical tabs.

1. No tab is selected as default
2. An extra tab showing all answer options which is selected as default

Code

There are 2 type of alphabetical tabs.

I. No tab is selected as default

var columnPerRow = 3;

quest.getHTML = function()
{
    if (this.type != 1 && this.type != 2)
        return;

    //This code used to set data to question.options
    ans = this.answer.split("_|_");
    for (i = 0; i < ans.length; i++)
    {
        ans[i] = ans[i].split("_:_");
    }

    for (i = 0; i < ans[0].length; i++)
    {
        if (ans[0][i].length > 0)
        {
            for (j = 0; j < this.options.length; j++)
            {
                if (this.options[j].value == ans[0][i])
                {
                    this.options[j].checked = true;
                    if (ans.length > 1 && typeof this.options[j].open != "undefined" && typeof ans[1][i] != "undefined")
                        this.options[j].open = ans[1][i];
                }
            }
        }
    }

    var optionType = this.type == 1 ? 1 : 3;


    var sres = "";
    sres += "<table border=" + this.bordersize + " class=\"question_outer\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">";
    if (this.countdown > 0 && this.showcountdowndisplay)
    {
        sres += "<tr><td><div id=\"countdowndisplay\"></div></td></tr>";
    }
    sres += "<tr><td id=\"question_text\">" + this.text + "</td></tr>";
    sres += "<tr><td align=\"center\">";

    //Overrider Array to find an item easier
    Array.prototype.indexOf = function(character)
    {
        for (var i = 0; i < this.length; i++)
            if (this[i] == character)
            return i;
        return -1;
    }

    //Generate list of tabs
    var tabList = new Array();
    tabList.push(" #");
    for (var i = 0; i < this.options.length; i++)
    {
        if (tabList.indexOf(this.options[i].text.trim().substr(0, 1).toUpperCase()) == -1)
            tabList.push(this.options[i].text.trim().substr(0, 1).toUpperCase());
    }

    //Sort Alphabetical
    tabList.sort();

    sres += "<div id='example_tab'>";
    //Generate tab header UI
    sres += "<ul class='ui-tabs-nav'>";
    for (var i = 0; i < tabList.length; i++)
    {
        var tabHeaderContent = document.createElement("li");
        sres += "<li class='ui-tabs-selected'>";
        sres += "<a href='#tab_" + i + "'><span>" + tabList[i] + "</span></a></li>";
    }
    sres += "</ul>";

	 sres += "<div id='tab_" + 0 + "' class='ui-tabs-panel'></div>";	
    for (var i = 1; i < tabList.length; i++)
    {
        sres += "<div id='tab_" + i + "' class='ui-tabs-panel ui-tabs-hide'>";

        //generate content for tab
        sres += "<table><tbody><tr>";
        var indexOfItemInTab = 1;
        var currentRow = 1;
        for (var j = 0; j < this.options.length; j++)
        {
            if (this.options[j].text.trim().substr(0, 1).toUpperCase() != tabList[i])
                continue;

            sres += this.options[j].getHTML(optionType);
            indexOfItemInTab++;
            if (indexOfItemInTab > columnPerRow * currentRow)
            {
                sres += "</tr><tr>";
                currentRow++;
            }
        }

        if (this.options.lenght == 0)
            sres = "<td>&nbsp;</td>";
        sres += "</tr></tbody></table></div>";
    }
    sres += "</div></td></tr></table>";

    return sres;
};

var normaloptClick = optclick;
this.optclick = function(slbl, lidx, blnk)
{
    var inputType = quest.type == 1 ? "radio" : "checkbox";

    var qao, i, cb, o1, openInput, currentAOInput, val;
    cb = new Array();
    o1 = document["query"][slbl];
    cb = o1;
    qao = quest.options;
    currentAOInput = $("input[type='" + inputType + "'][value='" + quest.options[lidx].value + "']")[0];
    val = currentAOInput.value;

    //If user click on the link instead of the radiobutton/checkbox then check/uncheck the radio/checkbox
    if (blnk && currentAOInput.type == "checkbox")
        currentAOInput.checked = !currentAOInput.checked;
    else if (blnk)
        currentAOInput.checked = true;

    openInput = document["query"][slbl + ".Open." + val];
    if ((typeof openInput) != "undefined")
    {
        if (currentAOInput.checked)
        {
            openInput.disabled = false;
            openInput.focus();
        } else
        {
            openInput.value = "";
            openInput.disabled = true;
        }
    }

    // Singleoption
    if (quest.type == 1)
    {
        for (var i = 0; i < cb.length; i++)
        {
            if (cb[i].value == val)
                continue;
            cb[i].checked = false;
        }
    }

}

quest.onInit = function()
{
    $("#example_tab > ul").tabs();
    $("li[class='ui-tabs-selected']").css("display", "none");
};

II.An extra tab showing all answer options which is selected as default

var columnPerRow = 3;

quest.getHTML = function()
{
    if (this.type != 1 && this.type != 2)
        return;

    //This code used to set data to question.options
    ans = this.answer.split("_|_");
    for (i = 0; i < ans.length; i++)
    {
        ans[i] = ans[i].split("_:_");
    }

    for (i = 0; i < ans[0].length; i++)
    {
        if (ans[0][i].length > 0)
        {
            for (j = 0; j < this.options.length; j++)
            {
                if (this.options[j].value == ans[0][i])
                {
                    this.options[j].checked = true;
                    if (ans.length > 1 && typeof this.options[j].open != "undefined" && typeof ans[1][i] != "undefined")
                        this.options[j].open = ans[1][i];
                }
            }
        }
    }

    var optionType = this.type == 1 ? 1 : 3;


    var sres = "";
    sres += "<table border=" + this.bordersize + " class=\"question_outer\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">";
    if (this.countdown > 0 && this.showcountdowndisplay)
    {
        sres += "<tr><td><div id=\"countdowndisplay\"></div></td></tr>";
    }
    sres += "<tr><td id=\"question_text\">" + this.text + "</td></tr>";
    sres += "<tr><td align=\"center\">";

    //Override Array to find an item easier
    Array.prototype.indexOf = function(character)
    {
        for (var i = 0; i < this.length; i++)
            if (this[i] == character)
            return i;
        return -1;
    }

    //Generate list of tabs
    var tabList = new Array();
    tabList.push(" All");
    for (var i = 0; i < this.options.length; i++)
    {
        if (tabList.indexOf(this.options[i].text.trim().substr(0, 1).toUpperCase()) == -1)
            tabList.push(this.options[i].text.trim().substr(0, 1));
    }

    //Sort Alphabetical
    tabList.sort();

    sres += "<div id='example_tab'>";
    //Generate tab header UI
    sres += "<ul class='ui-tabs-nav'>";
    for (var i = 0; i < tabList.length; i++)
    {
        var tabHeaderContent = document.createElement("li");
        sres += "<li class='ui-tabs-selected'>";
        sres += "<a href='#tab_" + i + "'><span>" + tabList[i] + "</span></a></li>";
    }
    sres += "</ul>";

    for (var i = 0; i < tabList.length; i++)
    {
        if (i == 0)
            sres += "<div id='tab_" + i + "' class='ui-tabs-panel'>";
        else
            sres += "<div id='tab_" + i + "' class='ui-tabs-panel ui-tabs-hide'>";

        //generate content for tab
        sres += "<table><tbody><tr>";
        var indexOfItemInTab = 1;
        var currentRow = 1;

        for (var j = 0; j < this.options.length; j++)
        {
            if (i != 0 && this.options[j].text.trim().substr(0, 1).toUpperCase() != tabList[i])
                continue;

            var optionInput = this.options[j].getHTML(optionType);
            if (i == 0)
            {
                while (optionInput.indexOf(this.label) != -1)
                {
                    optionInput = optionInput.replace(this.label, "TabAllAnswer");
                }
            }
            sres += optionInput;
            indexOfItemInTab++;
            if (indexOfItemInTab > columnPerRow * currentRow)
            {
                sres += "</tr><tr>";
                currentRow++;
            }
        }

        if (this.options.lenght == 0)
            sres = "<td>&nbsp;</td>";
        sres += "</tr></tbody></table></div>";
    }
    sres += "</div></td></tr></table>";

    return sres;
};

var normaloptClick = optclick;
this.optclick = function(slbl, lidx, blnk)
{
    var inputType = quest.type == 1 ? "radio" : "checkbox";
    other_slbl = slbl == "TabAllAnswer" ? quest.label : "TabAllAnswer";
    var val = quest.options[lidx].value;
    var currentAOInput = $("input[type='" + inputType + "'][name='" + slbl + "'][value='" + val + "']")[0];
    var other_currentAOInput = $("input[type='" + inputType + "'][name='" + other_slbl + "'][value='" + val + "']")[0];

    // Singleoption
    if (quest.type == 1)
    {
        var InputNeedToBeUnCheck = $("input:" + inputType + "[value!='" + val + "']:checked");
        for (var i = 0; i < InputNeedToBeUnCheck.length; i++)
        {
            InputNeedToBeUnCheck[i].checked = false;
        }
    }

    //If user click on the link instead of the radiobutton/checkbox then check/uncheck the radio/checkbox
    if (blnk && currentAOInput.type == "checkbox")
        currentAOInput.checked = !currentAOInput.checked;
    else if (blnk)
        currentAOInput.checked = true;

    other_currentAOInput.checked = currentAOInput.checked;
}

quest.onInit = function()
{
    $("#example_tab > ul").tabs();
};